How to photograph a Water Droplet without Flash

[fallyhag]

Thanks for posting. My only comment would be about using a remote but I can see your are demonstrating technique here. Interesting method so thanks for sharing.

[matkoz]

I was hoping to do this for class soon, but in a wine glass, any tips on changing the execution from the video, or should this set up work?

[LearnMyShot]

@matkoz set up would be pretty much the same. If shooting red wine I would just recommend to dilute it with water 30% wine 70% water

[AkberMoeen]

thank you so much for launching this tutorials and lots of other informative tutorials, i did my own splash photos plz check them out on my channel

[93airsoftproductions]

".com. Hey how things going" lol

[MaDaB1]

yup pretty good i love how its such a green screen n u see him moving the moving in the begining then pretends go ask the guys in the back hows it going inthe end n we know its a green hahahahahahaahaha im sorry i found it kinda funny like this if u did tooo?

[LearnMyShot]

@MaDaB1 we thought it was funny too.

[JabSensation]

"Our lighting is pretty simple. Six one-hundred-and-twenty-watt halogen spotlights through the tissue paper reflecting onto the water."

[shittart583]

shouldnt you be using a remote so you dont risk shaking the camera

[russellwarner1]

this isnt how you do it, you use a long exposure and a strobe >_> amateur

[SNEAKADEAL]

Hi im new to photography, i just purchased a cannon T2i and my wife wanted the Nikon 5100, i just wanted to know if we purchased a a good camera capable of takin amazing shots such as these. Also if you have a min hows the t2i in comparison nikon 5100 and the t3i. Thank you and i appreciate your video uploads

[LearnMyShot]

@SNEAKADEAL it's a fine camera capable of taking great photos. Have fun with it. Give your wife a hug. and try some of out tutorials (there are about 80 found on our channel.

[ZedBe100]

Instead of having to take the photographs one by one, Set the camera to sequence and and hold record button without letting go and just keep squeezing the eyedrop top.

[nnddeerriimm]

@LearnMyShot ..... PLEASE ANSWER .... why does my photo becomes so dark when i'm on 1/1000 fps .. ..

[itaintrite]

@nnddeerriimm adjust exposure accordingly. It sounds like you're using Manual mode. Increase ISO or aperture.

[kwartey87]

I just want to say...Pepsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...lol...tha­nks for another great vid...cheers

[CCDAZEoner]

will as standard lens work for this project? thanks

[crazy0about0you1]

I see a lot of noise in the picture

Why?

[LearnMyShot]

@crazy0about0you1 high iso (and old camera) newer cameras will do fine at the same settings. this tutorial was done to demonstrate the technique. not to show off the quality of the camera

[kieron698]

hehe talking to the green screen people. forever alone

[souravzzz]

@LearnMyShot Why didn't you use the burst mode? It is not easy to time the shot with the drop.

[LearnMyShot]

@souravzzz I used burst mode in previous video "liquid pour" and it worked out great. with a drop it seems to be easier with timing myself....

[theheroine77]

how to adjust the focus to the water drop * ?

[LearnMyShot]

@theheroine77 set camera to manual focus, and use something with focusable to prefocus the camera at the same spot where the drop would hit

[1khalil9]

your framing is complete garbage.

[shivamahajan13]

apart from the spot bulbs that you used, what should be natural lighting in the room? Because in the presence of a tubelight and the bulbs, the picture is too dark.

Thanks.

[LearnMyShot]

@shivamahajan13 just add more lights or bring them closer to the subject

[abhshek1982]

which type of white paper / cloth did you used?

[LearnMyShot]

@abhshek1982 cearprint 16lb vellum on the roll

[08ZXRider]

Thanks for showing that it CAN be done with hot lights. We get so caught up with our strobes, we forget what is possible with some fore-thought and simple lighting. A good point was made in an earlier post, sunlight and some reflectors would make for a REALLY cheap set-up. Remember, if the sun isn't shining where you want it, you can use mirrors...

[m3g1]

do u have to have a macro lens or does this work with the standard 18-55mm lens that ive got with my Nikon D5100?

[LearnMyShot]

@m3g1 standard lens should do it.

[uncleaustyn1]

@LearnMyShot Why were all the pictures so grainy? Did you crop the images in a long ways or something?

[spikeyboy1964]

Thanks for the tuition. I have just taken up photography and one of my main interests is macro photography.

[LearnMyShot]

@kaweeku yes strobe is better for this type of technique. There are tons of tutorials that use high speed strobe. But there was nothing using continuous light , so we gave it a try. You can also do it with strong sunlight or more powerful tungsten light...

[LikeAcefighter]

@LearnMyShot Can I use my 18-135 f3.5-5.6 ?

[LearnMyShot]

@LikeAcefighter yes

[LikeAcefighter]

@LearnMyShot You Need to Buy A shutter release just advertising you and you don´t need to be getting low to take the shot just saying :)

[Picturesbyme]

Good detailed vid. just 2 things.... I use a plastic bag. With a small pin you can make a very small hole and there's your steady auto-drop. If someone doesn't have the $ for a flash this setup is ok but flash gives a lot more "life" to that drop.

[TheUnchainedMind]

Why not go continuous shooting instead of trying to time it right ? Is it too fast of an event to be picked up by it ?

[LearnMyShot]

@TheUnchainedMind we did that in our: liquid pouring and splash tutorial , look it up on the Chanel. but with drop it worked better timing it. We tried on continuous shooting mode first and it didn;t work all that well

[kaisar1]

i would rather buy a flash instead of spending on 6 or 7 fixed lights

[zezo1991m]

this is an easy lesson .. i will try to do like this soon

thanks

[LearnMyShot]

@zezo1991m post your shot on lms site just hit the link in description

[LearnMyShot]

@zezo1991m post your shot on lms site just hit the link in description

[TheMaggy1990]

@zezo1991m , hello what is the plastic red and blue paper called?

[sebastianekdahlphoto]

@TheMaggy1990 1:45

[iamseiko]

it's actually a much harder setup than using it with a flash.

[dowmiboy]

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING

[superj4ck]

wow..great video..:) very useful especially for beginner like me..:)

[nate42nd]

Good video as always. I like how well you describe the set-up and settings

[james1234merk]

Great video. I have already tried some.

[NaliNxx]

Would this work without a macro lens?

[LearnMyShot]

@NaliNxx sure, just the drop will be smaller.... but you will see more ripples which are pretty cool

[8bennugent]

@LearnMyShot what??? that makes no sense

[LearnMyShot]

@8bennugent what makes no sense? shooting without flash?it makes sense to people who do not have flash ! what do you use?

[8bennugent]

@LearnMyShot You said that using a macro lens would "just make the drop look farther" When the point of a macro lens is to focus closer. It depends on the minimum focusing distance and maximum focal length.

[2187191]

its very nice thanks sir

[zrsgamboa]

Awesome tutorial as always Rob. ( ^_^ )

[KevinYeahBoi]

Thank you robert :) I hope you release more videos, faster! im loving your channel :) Keep it up!

[orcgoddessspike]

I remember being so frustrated the first time I tried doing this with the flash on. Then I wised up, brought in tons of ambient light, and tried something different. Instead of the dropper, I just fastened up a used mustard squeeze bottle full of water. It would drip steadily without my help so all I had to do was work the camera.

I like the idea with the gels. It makes the ripples look almost as interesting as the splash.

[FrostyTheBeerMan]

very good tutorial, thanks a bunch. Great green screen too, I could hardly tell, very well done too. The water drops were amazing to see captured in time. Thanks again !

[LearnMyShot]

@FrostyTheBeerMan what green screen ? lol

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